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Rant: I spent $300 on a 'plot generator' website subscription that was useless
For a year, I paid $25 a month to one of those fancy writing prompt sites that claimed to have an AI that could build a whole story outline for you. I kept thinking it would give me that one spark I needed. Every time I logged in, it just gave me the same basic ideas, like 'a detective with a secret' or 'someone finds a magic door.' I could have gotten that from a free list online. I finally canceled last month after I realized I'd written exactly zero stories using its 'help.' It was just a crutch that made me feel like I was working when I wasn't. Has anyone else found a good, simple method for coming up with original story starters that doesn't cost a fortune?
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janarivera24d ago
Totally agree with the eavesdropping thing. I started keeping a notes app file just for random lines I overhear, like someone arguing about a missing garden gnome. Those weird, specific details from real life are way better than any generic prompt a site can spit out.
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carr.sarah24d ago
Ugh, that's so frustrating. I had a similar thing with an app that promised unique character names. It just cycled through the same twenty overused fantasy names. I wasted months waiting for it to give me something good. Now I just people-watch at the park and eavesdrop on conversations. Hearing a weird bit of dialogue or seeing someone's strange habit always gives me a better jumping-off point than any website.
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